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Female fans normally know more facts about what’s going on than men do anyway. I’d say they’re a more intelligent fan on top of that. They normally know more about what we’ve done than we know about what we’ve done. --- Tony Stewart

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There are female fans who take apart engines and will take you apart if you have a problem with that; who are drawn to the danger and mystery of the sport; who watch races on TV to witness pure passion and unscripted emotion; who love the camaraderie of these family-friendly festivals; who feel the nervous anxiety of the lip-biting wives atop the pit boxes. --- Andrew Giangola “The Weekend Starts on Wednesday”

In Memory

In memory of our friend and colleague Amy Branch

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Racing at Talladega Superspeedway often leads to memorable
finishes, and this past weekend’s event was especially memorable for Brian
Scott, driver of the No. 44 Ford for Richard Petty Motorsports in the Sprint
Cup Series. Learn more about this weekend’s runner-up in this week’s Fast Facts,
originally published in May 2013.

Brian Joseph Scott was born Jan. 12, 1988 in Boise, Idaho. His
father, Joe, is owner of Shore Lodge and Whitetail Club in Idaho, while his
great-grandparents were the founders of Albertsons grocery stores; both
companies have sponsored Scott throughout his career.

Scott has been racing since age 12, beginning on dirt tracks
then moving to asphalt ovals in 2006, where he raced Late Models and in the
USAR Pro Cup Series. In 2007 he made his NASCAR debut in the Camping World
Truck Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, racing for his family-owned team.
Scott competed full-time in the Truck Series in 2008, finishing second in
Rookie of the Year standings, and won his first Truck Series race at Dover
International Speedway in 2009.

In 2010, Scott moved up to the Nationwide (now Xfinity)
Series and once again finished runner-up in the series’ Rookie of the Year
battle. He spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons with Joe Gibbs Racing before moving
to RCR in 2013. In 2012, Scott added a second Truck Series win to his resume
with his victory in Phoenix for Kyle Busch Motorsports.

Scott moved to Richard Childress Racing in 2013, earning two
runner-up finishes (to Kyle Busch at Indy and Brad Keselowski at Richmond after
leading 239 of 250 laps). That year, he made his Cup Series debut for RCR at
Charlotte in October. In three full-time seasons at RCR, Scott finished a
career-best fourth in points in 2014.

After also running part-time in the Cup Series for RCR in
2015, Scott moved to RPM full-time for the 2016 season, picking up his
career-best runner-up finish in the series at Talladega in October.

Scott married Whitney Kay during the 2014-15 off-season. The
couple has a son; she also has a daughter, Brielle, from a previous
relationship.